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London BIDs update Issue 55 June 2010 |
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London BIDs new Relationship page
The recent Crossrail Tour
Report from the 27th May GLA meeting
Kingston BID job vacancy
Dates for your diary
New Relationship page on London BIDs web site
A new Relationship page has been added to the LondonBIDs website providing links to key organisations who can provide services and assistance to BIDs.
London Development Agency
LDA is the Mayor’s Agency for driving sustainable economic growth. They fund the current London BIDs programme.
Greater London Authority
The Mayor and GLA Group greatly value and appreciate BIDs and the vital contribution that they make to enhance business operations across the capital. Representatives of the Greater London Authority meet twice annually with the BID Chairs and Chief Executives for a roundtable discussion of key issues. The GLA has pledged to support BIDs in various ways, including visits to the BID areas around London to better understand their operations.
Transport for London
TFL works closely with London’s BIDs on a variety of initiatives, from streetscape-related public realm projects, to Legible London and Cycle Hire schemes.
London Councils
London Councils is committed to fighting for more resources for the capital and getting the best possible deal for London’s 33 local authorities.
Contact details
Each organisation has a named contact who will be able to deal with your queries. Over the coming months we will be adding more information to the Relationship page and we welcome suggestions from London BIDs.
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On the 14th May the GLA and Crossrail hosted a tour of the Crossrail construction sites in London for BID representatives. BIDs agreed that it was a great opportunity to see how the work was progressing and how construction is affecting businesses in the areas around Paddington, Tottenham Court Road, and Liverpool Street Stations. Disruption is expected around the stations and will be quite significant over the next few years. For those of you that were unable to make this tour another can be arranged if there is enough demand
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If you would like more information on Crossrail visit www.crossrail.co.uk
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The GLA meeting notes from 27th May
Anthony Browne chaired the GLA Roundtable with BIDs and business partnerships at City Hall on the 27th May. There was a presentation from GLA Economics about the prospects for the UK and global economies, with pertinent analysis and forecasts for the London economy. Experts are fairly unanimous in seeing a slow but steady recovery from the recession period. London has fared better than the rest of the UK in the recent recession – a new phenomenon which GLA Economics believe is due in part to the weakening of the pound, which has driven tourist and retail revenues.
Renewal challenges
Better Bankside and Inholborn BIDs reported on their recent renewals. Both said that the problems with out of date ratings lists were very time consuming to rectify, and all around the table agreed that the system needs improvement.So much time and energy is being spent identifying who the voting businesses are and how to ensure that the proposals and ballots reach the relevant personnel.
GLA
Members of the GLA Group reported on progress to the Manifesto for supporting BIDs in London, including much improved communications with TfL and the Mayor’s recent letter to the local authorities asking them to share his prioritisation of the BIDs agenda.
The Mayor’s Economic Development Strategy has been published and for more information visit www.lda.gov.uk
Kingston Job Vacancy
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The Kingston Town Centre Management seeks an experienced Tourism Executive to join a unique and dynamic organisation.
In this newly created role, you will be responsible for the development and implementation of a Tourism Strategy and Action Plan designed to maximize the benefit of tourism for businesses in the Kingstonfirst BID area and Borough.
Closing date 10am Monday 7th June, with first interviews to take place on 10th and 11th June.
Visit www.kingstonfirst.co.uk
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